More Questions on History
- Q. During the Mughal rule the finance minister was known as
A)Diwan
B)Vakil
C)Kotwal
D)Amin
Answer: Diwan
- Q. The use of Kharoshti in ancient Indian architecture is the result of India’s contact with
A)Iran
B)Central Asia
C)Greece
D)China
Answer: Greece
- Q. Who led the armed raid on the government armoury at Chittagong in 1930?
A)Bhagat Singh
B)Chandra Shekhar Azad
C)Surya Sen
D)Sukhdev
Answer: Surya Sen
- Q. Which of the following is Parinirvana place of Mahavira?
A)Sarnath
B)Pava
C)Vaishali
D)Shravanabelagola
Answer: Pava
- Q. The All India Muslim League was founded in December 1906 at
A)Dacca
B)Karachi
C)Calcutta
D)Aligarh
Answer: Dacca
- Q. The Rowlatt Act was passed in :
A)1913
B)1905
C)1919
D)1925
Answer: 1919
- Q. The Non-Cooperation Movement started in
A)1920
B)1870
C)1921
D)1942
Answer: 1920
- Q. A new phase began in the Guru’s life in 1904. He decided to give up his wandering life and settle down in a place to continue his Sadhana (spiritual practice). He chose__________, twenty miles north of Thiruvananthapuram
A)Sivagiri
B)Karunagapally
C)Kayamkulam
D)Kannur
Answer: Sivagiri
- Q. The Indian National Congress had been formed with the knowledge and approval of Lord
A)Mountbatten
B)Dufferin
C)Ripon
D)Curzon
Answer: Dufferin
- Q. The trident-shaped symbol of Buddhism does not represent
A)Sangha
B)Nirvana
C)Buddha
D)Dhamma
Answer: Nirvana
- Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about Alvars and Nayanars? I. Some of the earliest bhakti movements (c. sixth century) were led by the Alvars (literally, those who are “immersed” in devotion to Vishnu) and Nayanars (literally, leaders who were devotees of Shiva). II. They travelled from place to place singing hymns in Tamil in praise of their gods. III. During their travels the Alvars and Nayanars identified certain shrines as abodes of their chosen deities
A)I and II
B)Only I
C)I and III
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. __________was imprisoned for the rest of his life by Aurangzeb
A)Shah Jahan
B)Akbar
C)Jahangir
D)Babur
Answer: Shah Jahan
- Q. The Permanent Settlement was enforced on__________
A)1793
B)1693
C)1893
D)1933
Answer: 1793
- Q. The Servants of Indian Society started by Gopal Krishna Gokhale was set up with which of the following objectives?
A)Train national missionaries for the service of country
B)Prepare masses for selfless cause of country and devote their lives if needed
C)Both the above statement
D)Reorganization of Indian society on rational principles
Answer: Both the above statement
- Q. Who founded Satya Shodhak Samaj in 1873 ?
A)Purushottam Das Tandon
B)Shri Bharat Kumar
C)Bankim Chandra Chattopashyay
D)Jyotiba Phule
Answer: Jyotiba Phule
- Q. Rowlatt after whom Rowlatt Act was named was a
A)General
B)Justice
C)Member of Parliament
D)Secretary of State for India
Answer: Justice
- Q. Consider the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the impact of Bhakti Movement? I. Bhakti Movement resulted in a surge in Hindu literature in regional / vernacular languages mainly in the form of devotional poems and music. II. Bhakti Movement resulted in a surge in Buddhist text in regional / vernacular languages mainly in the form of devotional poems and music.
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I & II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Only I
- Q. Who was the first Sultan of Delhi to issue regular currency and to declare Delhi as the capital of his empire?
A)Aram Shah
B)Balban
C)Nasiruddin Mahmud
D)Iltutmish
Answer: Iltutmish
- Q. In what way did the early nationalists undermine the moral foundations of the British rule with great success?
A)By advocating open revolt
B)By their agitation for Constitutional reforms
C)By seeking foreign help against the British
D)By seeking the support of the Indians living abroad
Answer: By their agitation for Constitutional reforms
- Q. What was the name of the mother of Rishabhnath?
A)Sharemestha
B)Tara
C)Marudevi
D)Anuradha
Answer: Marudevi
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